Artex S.A.

Artex S.A. is a Cuban company involved in the promotion and distribution of artistic works.[1] Its main divisions are the record label Bis Music, the book publisher Ediciones Cubanas and Comercial Lauros, which commercializes artisanal products. Artex was founded in 1989 as Promociones Artísticas y Literarias and it soon became Cuba's largest chain of record outlets.[2] Previously, the Cuban music industry had been entirely managed by the state-owned EGREM since 1964. Similarly, Artex manages the biggest bookstores in the country.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cuba in Artex, Artex in Cuba and the World". Prisma. 273. Prensa Latina: 97–98. 1996.
  2. ^ Llewellyn, Howell (30 January 1999). "Timba Burns in Cuba". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 97.
  3. ^ Coe, Andrew (1997). Cuba. Passport Books. pp. 62, 127. ISBN 9789622175044.